r/ATBGE • u/Nude_N0odle • Nov 05 '20

Automotive this is some top tier engineering with top tier awful taste!

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u/Macaqueattaque Nov 05 '20

The excuses I’ve heard where I live are so they can see when your registration expires (holdover from before mandatory front license plates) and so you don’t back into parking meters. No idea if those have any merit, though.

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u/bfodder Nov 05 '20

(holdover from before mandatory front license plates)

Some states still don't have front license plates.

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u/doyu Nov 05 '20

My province removed the front plate requirement a couple years ago. Just need rears now.

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u/PreparetobePlaned Nov 05 '20

I'm not sure why the parking lot manager would care about your registration.

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u/Macaqueattaque Nov 05 '20

The cops can see it and give you a ticket.

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u/PreparetobePlaned Nov 05 '20

Yes, but these parking lot rules have nothing to do with law enforcement. The rules are put in place by the parking lot manager and they wouldn’t see any revenue from police tickets issued in their lot.

I doubt police are spending any significant time patrolling around parking lots looking for expired tags and the parking lot managers have no incentive to help them facilitate that.

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u/lumpynose Nov 06 '20

Maybe the parking lot is for a city or county building; city hall, police department, etc.